An Introduction to Apologetics

The word "apologetics" comes from the Greek word "apologia," pronounced, "ap-ol-og-
ee-ah." It means, "a verbal defense." It is used eight times in the New Testament !cts
""#$ "%#&$ # 'or. ()$ " 'or. *##$ +hil. #$*$ " Tim. ,#&, and # +et. )#%. -ut it is the
last verse that is most commonl. associated with 'hristian apologetics.
"....but sanctif. 'hrist as /ord in .our hearts, alwa.s being read. to make a defense to
ever.one who asks .ou to give an account for the hope that is in .ou, .et with gentleness
and reverence" 0# +et. )#%, N!1-2.
"!pologetics is the work of convincing people to change their views."
Therefore, 'hristian apologetics is that branch of 'hristianit. that deals with answering
an. and all critics who oppose or 3uestion the revelation of God in 'hrist and the
-ible. It can include stud.ing such sub4ects as biblical manuscript transmission,
philosoph., biolog., mathematics, evolution, and logic. -ut it can also consist of simpl.
giving an answer to a 3uestion about 5esus or a -ible passage. The latter case is b. far the
most common and .ou dont have to read a ton of books to do that.
!pologetics can be defensive and offensive. +hil. #* gives us instruction on the
defensive side, "6or it is onl. right for me to feel this wa. about .ou all, because I have
.ou in m. heart, since both in m.
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imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of
the gospel, .ou all are partakers of grace with me." " 'or. #7%-& gives us instruction on
the offensive side, "8e are destro.ing speculations and ever. loft. thing raised up
against the knowledge of God, and we are taking ever. thought captive to the obedience
of 'hrist." The apologist can and should defend his reasons for believing 0# +et. )#%2.
-ut he can also go on the attack. 9e can seek out those who oppose 'hristianit. 0" 'or.
#7%2. :f course, he should be prepared to do this beforehand, and all apologetics is to be
done with gentleness.
!pologetics is the work of convincing people to change their views. In this, it is similar
to preaching because its goal is ultimatel. the defense and presentation of the validit. and
necessit. of the gospel. It is an attempt to persuade the listener to change his beliefs and
life to conform to biblical truth and to come to a saving relationship in 'hrist.
-asicall. apologetics can be evidential 0often called "classical"2 or presuppositional.
;vidential apologetics deals with the evidence for 'hristianit. 5esus resurrection, the
biblical manuscripts, fulfilled prophec., miracles, etc. +resuppositional apologetics deals
with the presuppositions of those who oppose 'hristianit., because presuppositions affect
how a person views evidence and reason.
1ome areas of debate within 'hristian apologetics deal with the use of evidence, reasons,
philosoph., etc. 1hould the apologist use onl. those criteria acceptable to unbelievers<
!re we allowed to use the -ible as a defense of our position or must we prove
'hristianit. without it< Is reason alone sufficient to prove God=s e>istence or
'hristianit.s truth< 9ow much should reason and evidence be used in light of the
1criptures= teaching that it is God who opens the mind to understand< 8hat part does
pra.er, using the -ible, and the sinful nature of the unbeliever pla. in witnessing< 9ow
do these factors interrelate to bring an unbeliever to faith< The 3uestions are eas.. The
answers are not.
5esus chose one highl.-educated religious person as an apostle. That was +aul. The rest
were fishermen, a ta> collector, a doctor, etc. The. were normal people of the da. who
were available and willing to be used b. the /ord. The. were filled with the 1pirit of God
and the. were used as vessels of God. God uses all things for 9is glor.. 1o, we do
apologetics b. faith.
The /ord has called ever. 'hristian to be read. to make a defense of his faith. That
means .ou are called to give reasonable answers to 3uestions regarding 'hristianit..
Now, this does not mean that .ou must have a +h.?. or that .ou have to go to seminar..
-ut it does mean that .ou should be willing to at least give an answer for .our beliefs. If
.ou find .ou cannot, then pra.erfull. take it to God and start stud.ing.
What do you study?
@ou could pra. and ask the /ord to teach .ou what 9e wants .ou to know. !sk 9im to
give .ou a burden for something to learn. It doesnt matter what it is. 5ust ask. 8hatever
.ou become interested in is what .ou should learn about because it is probabl. something
God wants .ou to know for later use. It is like having tools in a tool shed. The more .ou
have, the more .ou can accomplish.
!nother wa. to find out what God wants .ou to stud. is through circumstances. /ets sa.
that a 5ehovahs 8itness comes to .our door and debates the deit. of 'hrist with .ou and
.ou find .ou dont know how to defend it biblicall.. In that case, .ou know .ou need to
stud. biblical verses that teach 5esus is God in flesh. :r ma.be a coworker asks .ou how
.ou know the -ible is true< If .ou dont have a answer, pra., and start researching. Go
to a 'hristian bookstore and get some books on the sub4ect. Talk to .our pastor. @oull
learn.
1ometimes God will make a verse or sub4ect in the -ible "come alive" to .ou and it
might strike .ou as odd or interesting. @ou could get a commentar. and read up on it.
@ou could ask others about it. In so doing, .ou are preparing .ourself through learning to
be read. to answer 3uestions and point people to the truth. @ou=d be surprised how man.
details God can use to help .ou in .our witness, even through those apparentl. odd times
when verses suddenl. "come alive."
An illustration of what apologetics really
is

!pologetics is somewhat of a lonel. endeavor. It is possible for a person to give a great
deal of effort to apologetic work, to defending Gods word, to answering 3uestions, to
reasoning with people and have it all seem as though it was worthless. ?iscouragement is
a realit. to the apologist. There are certainl. victories, b. Gods grace, but there are man.
encounters that could simpl. be classified as "unprofitable."
To help .ou keep .our e.es on the real issue of apologetics, I offer the following
illustration. The idea is to get .ou to understand what .our 4ob is as an apologist, as
someone who answers 3uestions and ob4ections, and points people to 5esus. I believe that
if .ou understand where .ou are and what .our A4ob is, then .ou wont be as overcome
with discouragement as .ou might otherwise be.
Apologetics is like . . .
!pologetics is like a field. In the center of the field is a garden. This garden has one door,
and that door is 5esus. There is one path that leads to that door. Inside the garden is
eternal life in the presence of God. :utside the field, however, are rocks, boulders,
thorns, thistles, valle.s, hills, and man. false paths that lead nowhere.
The apologist resides in the field and points people to the true path so the. can find the
Garden. The apologist seeks to remove the intellectual thorns and emotional rocks that
prevent people from finding the true path to God. !lso, there are man. people who are
walking false paths 0cults, philosophies, etc.2 who will never reach that Garden. The
apologist gentl. guides the person, removes the obstacles, and points in the direction of
the Garden. 8hen people arrive there, it is between them and God as to whether or not
the. enter.
+icture .ourself as a laborer in the field. It isnt .our 4ob to save an.one. It is .our 4ob to
point the wa.. @ou arent the onl. one in the field. Getting them to the Garden is not .our
4ob. The. get there. @ou simpl. help them.

Eight reasons why we need apologetics
There are several reasons wh. we need apologetics. The first and most obvious is
because we are commanded to defend the faith # +eter )#% sa.s, "but sanctif. 'hrist as
/ord in .our hearts, alwa.s being read. to make a defense to ever.one who asks .ou to
give an account for the hope that is in .ou, .et with gentleness and reverence."
Second, we need apologetics because it helps 'hristians know their faith. This is
something that is sadl. lacking among believers. Bost don=t know much about their
faith, let alone be able to describe the Trinit., the two natures of 'hrist, 9is ph.sical
resurrection, or even be able to tell the difference between 4ustification and
sanctification. !pologetics helps to define and defend what the truth of the gospel is.
Third, apologetics is an attempt to keep people out of hell. God takes sin ver. seriousl.,
and 9e will punish those who have rebelled against 9im and are not covered in the blood
of 'hrist. !s 'hristians, we should be motivated to present the truth of salvation in
5esus. 8e should not sit idl. b. and ignore the dilemma of the unbeliever. 8e need to
tell them that sin is real because God is real, and that breaking God=s law has a
conse3uence. 1ince we have all sinned, we cannot keep God=s /aw perfectl.. !lso, we
cannot undo the offense to an infinitel. hol. God because we are not infinite or hol., so
the onl. thing left for us is to fall under the 4udgment of God. -ut God has provided a
wa. for us to escape that 4udgment. That is wh. God became man in 5esus. 9e claimed
to be God, 05ohn C",,%C$ compare with ;>odus )#,2. 5esus bore our sins in 9is bod.
on the cross, 0# +et. "",2. -. trusting in 'hrist for the forgiveness of our sins, we will
be spared from the rightful 4udgment of God upon the sinner. 1alvation is not found in
-uddhism, Islam, relativism, or in one=s self. It is onl. found in 5esus and we need to not
onl. defend God=s word and truth, but also to present the gospel to all people so the. can
escape the 4udgment to come.
Fourth, we need apologetics to counter the bad image that 'hristianit. has received in
the media and in culture. Televangelists and their scandals, both se>uall. and monetaril.,
are a disgrace to 'hristianit.. The 'atholic church hasn=t helped with its scandals
involving priests. :n top of that, a media is ver. biased against 'hristianit. and .ou will
see negative opinions of 'hristianit. promoted ever.where.
Fifth, we need apologetics because there is a constant threat of apostas. in the visible
'hristian church. 1uch is the case with the Betropolitan 'ommunit. 'hurch
denomination, which openl. advocates the support of homose>ualit. in violation of
scripture 0Dom. ##C-)"2. !lso, as of "77", the ;vangelical /utheran church is in risk of
apostas. b. entertaining the idea of accepting homose>ual relationships into church.
"The Enited 'hurch of 'hrist set up a F%77,777 scholarship fund for ga. and lesbian
seminarians 6rida. and urged wider acceptance of homose>uals b. other denominations."
0Enited 'hurch Bakes Ga. 1cholarship, '/;G;/!N?, 5une #&, "777, !+ :nline via
':BT;H2. :r "The supreme court of the Enited Bethodist 'hurch was asked Thursda.
to reconsider the denomination=s ban on ga. clerg.. 0Church court of United Methodists
asked to decide on gay clergy ban, N!19GI//;, Tennessee, :ct. "%, "77#, !+
8orld1tream via ':BT;H2. 1uch e>amples are demonstrations of the incredible need
for defending biblical truth within those churches that claim to be 'hristian.
Sixth, another reason we need apologetics is because of the man. false teachings out
there. Bormonism teaches that God used to be a man on another world, that he brought
one of his goddess wives with him to this world, that the. produce spirit offspring that
are born into human babies, and that .ou have the potential of becoming a god of .our
own world. The 5ehovah=s 8itnesses teach that there is no Trinit., that 5esus is Bichael
the !rchangel, that there is no hell, and that onl. #,,,777 people will go to heaven.
!theism denies God=s e>istence, openl. attacks 'hristianit. and is gaining ground in
public life and schools. Islam teaches that 5esus was not God in flesh, that 5esus did not
rise from the dead, and that 9e did not atone for our sins. It teaches that salvation is
partl. based on one=s works and partl. based on !llah=s grace. It teaches that the 9ol.
1pirit is the angel Gabriel 01urah "(*$ #&#7"2$ that 5inn are unseen beings, created
0%#%&2 from fire 0#%"*$ %%#%2$ and that Buhammed was greater than 5esus. ;ven
within the 'hristian church, there are false teachings. 8e can see that from both within
the 'hristian church and from outside of it, false teachings are bombarding believers 0and
non believers2 all over the world.
Seventh, the rise of immoralit. in !merica is a threat not onl. to societ. but also to
'hristianit.. This is a serious issue because an immoral societ. cannot last long. The
-arna Desearch group statistics show that &,I of adults and C)I of teenagers said moral
truth depends on the situation that .ou are in. #(I of the adult population believes that
"the whole idea of sin is outdated." %#I believe that "if a person is generall. good, or
does enough good, he will earn a place in 9eaven."
8hen a societ.=s morals fail, the societ. fails. 5ust look at histor. and think of !ncient
Dome, !ncient Greece or present da. ;nron, 8atergate, and 8hite 9ouse interns.
Immoralit. seeps down into all areas of our culture. 'onsider this In the New York
Times, online, of Ba. #", "77", in the article "8ith Games of 9avoc, Ben 8ill -e
-o.s," the author, 8arren 1t. 5ohn, interviews some pla.ers of what he sa.s is a ver.
popular video game. :ne .oung man sa.s, "8hat I like to do is get in the car and drive
around and do drive-b. shootings. @ou can haul someone out of their car and beat on
them and steal their mone. and their car. It=s kind of amusing that .ou have that
abilit.." .... ! publicist from /ong Island sa.s the game=s allure comes down to "4ust
going on killing sprees." Not all video games are violent, but the fact that it is so popular
and that the .outh are being trained up b. them is ver. disturbing.
I am not advocating a theocratic socio-political rule administered b. stern 'hristians
wearing black-and-white outfits and tall hats. -ut these kinds of social trends are
disturbing, and the. reflect a moral decline in !merica, where what is good is called evil
and what is evil is called good. God tells us in +hil. ,C, Finally, brethren, whatever is
true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is of good repute, if there is any ecellence and if anything worthy of praise, let
your mind dwell on these things! 8e cannot ignore God=s word without a conse3uence.
The eighth reason we need apologetics is because schools are not friendl. to
'hristianit.. B. own e>perience in non-'hristian schools was a strong awakening to the
unprovoked hostilit. that e>ists in school, where the philosoph. teachers, histor. teacher,
and even the art teacher all took shots at 'hristianit.. ?on 6eder in the Conservative
Chronicle, in his article of 1ept. "", #((), titled "6ighting 'ensorship, +!8 ?oes it Its
8a.," said that in some 4unior high libraries, book titles included The "oy of #ay $e and
%ow to Make &ove to a $ingle 'oman. There is an impressions series for grades one to
si> which promote the New !ge and the occult$ a controversial drug education program
called Juest, which tells students that the. alone can decide whether or not it=s :K to use
drugs$ as well as te>ts that direct students to fantasiLe about suicide, attack religion and
undermine famil. authorit.. 6ollowing is an email I received that represents the hostilit.
of secular schools.
:ur daughter had ac3uired an atheist=s heart since leaving home and attending college. It
seems that the books in college breed atheists, because the. are full of the philosoph. of
anti-God thinking. 1he has been in college for four .ears now, and one of the last times
we had a chance to talk to her, she said that she doesn=t think about sin, or heaven, or hell
an.more because, according to her, the. do not e>ist. 1he said that when she was .oung
and asked the /ord to come into her heart, she did not know what she was doing because
children do what the. are told.
The fact is that 'hristianit. is under attack in the world and we need to fight the good
fight of the faith without shrinking back. 8e need apologetics to give rational,
intelligent, and relevant e>planations of 'hristian viabilit. to the critics and the
pre4udiced who would seek to undermine the teachings of our /ord 5esus.
If there was ever a time that apologetics is needed, it is now.
rayer in Apologetics
:ne of the dangers of the apologist is falling into the trap of rel.ing on his own
intellectual abilities to tr. and wrestle someone into the kingdom of God. I am sad to sa.
that I have been guilt. of this.
+ride hides itself in the heart so it cannot be seen. 8hen we find ourselves rel.ing on our
knowledge instead of God=s word, merc., and grace, then we have fallen into that trap. It
is not reason that converts, but God=s 1pirit. It is not logic that draws us to God but 5esus
05ohn #")"2. It is not evidence that convicts a person of his sins, but the 9ol. 1pirit
05ohn #&C2. That is wh. we need to rel. on God and trust that 9e will use our defense of
the truth for 9is glor. and their benefit.
To ignore pra.er in apologetics is to be prideful. It is the same as sa.ing we don=t need
God. -ut we do. 8e need to pra. for those who are lost, pra. for their minds to be
opened, pra. that God=s word will ring true to them, pra. that our witness will be strong,
and pra. that the evil one will not have a foot-hold with them or with us. 8e are fighting
a spiritual battle and need spiritual tools. +ra.er is perhaps the most important of them
all.
It is the /ord who opens the heart and mind, not .ou 0!cts #&#,2. !sk God for guidance
05ohn #,#,2. !sk for blessing in .our understanding 05ames #%2 and .our speech 0'ol.
,&2. !sk the /ord to also open their understanding to God=s word 0/uke ",,%2. This is
what 9e does.
+ra.er brings humilit. to the one pra.ing. It admits dependence on God. If we are
humble and depend on God, we are more likel. to hear 9is voice. +ra.er means that .ou
are seeking divine intervention. It works power to .our words. It changes .our heart. It
moves .ou closer to God.
-eing a great apologist is not a badge of honor to be worn b. the 'hristian as a
demonstration of his intellectual abilities. Dather, it is a response to the calling of God
upon all 'hristians 0# +et. )#%2 that is be undertaken with love and humilit. love of
people and humilit. before God.
Never let .our stud. and practice of apologetics replace the power, received b. faith, in
pra.er before the 9ol. 'reator. !sk God to empower .our words and open the hearts of
those with whom .ou speak.... and then stud. and witness to the best of .our abilities.

!erses to "e"ori#e
6ollowing is a list of verses I use in apologetics. I don=t have all of them memoriLed.
I suggest that .ou first remember the location of the verse, i.e., Gen. ##, then either
memoriLe the entire verse or what it is basicall. about.

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
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Then God said, M/et Es make man in :ur image, according to :ur likeness$
and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sk. and
over the cattle and over all the earth, and over ever. creeping thing that
creeps on the earth.N
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This is the account of the heavens and the earth when the. were created, in
the da. that the /ord God made earth and heaven.
+ %en. ( The fall of !dam and ;ve.
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but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has
said, A@ou shall not eat from it or touch it, lest .ou die.N , !nd the serpent
said to the woman, M@ou surel. shall not dieO
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!nd the. heard the sound of the /ord God walking in the garden in the cool
of the da., and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the
/ord God among the trees of the garden.
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Now the man had relations with his wife ;ve, and she conceived and gave
birth to 'ain, and she said, MI have gotten a man-child with the help of the
/ord.N
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!nd I will bless those who bless .ou, and the one who curses .ou I will
curse. !nd in .ou all the families of the earth shall be blessed.N
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and said to him, MI am God !lmight.$ 8alk before Be, and be blameless."
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the tent door in the heat of the da..
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Then the /ord rained on 1odom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the
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M!nd as for .ou, .ou meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in
order to bring about this present result, to preserve man. people alive
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!nd the /ord said to him, M8ho has made mans mouth< :r who makes him
dumb or deaf, or seeing or blind< Is it not I, the /ord<
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God spoke further to Boses and said to him, MI am the /ord$ ) and I
appeared to !braham, Isaac, and 5acob, as God !lmight., but b. B. name,
/ord, I did not make B.self known to them.
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Then Boses went up with !aron, Nadab and !bihu, and sevent. of the
elders of Israel, #7 and the. saw the God of Israel$ and under 9is feet there
appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sk. itself. ## @et 9e
did not stretch out 9is hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel$ and the.
beheld God, and the. ate and drank.
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A6or the life of the flesh is in the blood and I have given it to .ou on the altar
to make atonement for .our souls$ for it is the blood b. reason of the life that
makes atonement. 09eb. (""2.
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A@ou shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female$ it is an abomination.
') 2u". * Degarding +riesthood re3uirements 0!lso ;>. "( and /ev. C2.
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whom he had married for he had married a 'ushite woman2$
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9e said, M9ear now B. words If there is a prophet among .ou, I, the /ord,
shall make B.self known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a
dream. * MNot so, with B. servant Boses, 9e is faithful in all B.
household$ C 8ith him I speak mouth to mouth, ;ven openl., and not in
dark sa.ings, !nd he beholds the form of the /ord. 8h. then were .ou not
afraid To speak against B. servant, against Boses<N
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In " 1am ",#, God incited David to number Israel and Judah. Yet, in 2
Sam. 24:10 David admitted that he sinned in doing this and God sent
unishment on the land !or David"s sin #2 Sam. 24:12$1%&. 'ut, it (as
Satan (ho incited David to number Israel in #1 )hron. 21:1&. *here (ere
three in!luence on David"s heart: God, David, and the devil, +et David is
resonsible !or (hat he did.
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so that all the peoples of the earth ma. know that the /ord is God$ there is no
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and B. people who are called b. B. name humble themselves and pra.,
and seek B. face and turn from their wicked wa.s, then I will hear from
heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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@our throne, : God, will last for ever and ever$ a scepter of 4ustice will be
the scepter of .our kingdom.
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-ehold, I was brought forth in ini3uit., and in sin m. mother conceived me.
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I said, M@ou are gods and all of .ou are sons of the Bost 9igh
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MNevertheless .ou will die like men, and fall like an. one of the princes.N
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-efore the mountains were born, or Thou didst give birth to the earth and the
world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
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thoughts$ ", !nd see if there be an. hurtful wa. in me, !nd lead me in the
everlasting wa..
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The /ord has made ever.thing for its own purpose, even the wicked for the
da. of evil.
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wherever 9e wishes.
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M'ome now, and let us reason together,N 1a.s the /ord, MThough .our sins
are as scarlet, the. will be as white as snow$ though the. are red like
crimson, the. will be like wool.
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Therefore the /ord 9imself will give .ou a sign -ehold, a virgin will be
with child and bear a son, and she will call 9is name Immanuel.
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6or a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us$ and the government
will rest on 9is shoulders$ and 9is name will be called 8onderful
'ounselor, Bight. God, ;ternal 6ather, +rince of +eace.
+)
Isaiah
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! remnant will return, the remnant of 5acob, to the might. God.
+,
Isaiah
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?escription of 1atan=s fall
+-
Isaiah
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! voice is calling, M'lear the wa. for the /ord Q@989R in the wilderness$
Bake smooth in the desert a highwa. for our God.
+.
Isaiah
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M@ou are B. witnesses,N declares the /ord, M!nd B. servant whom I have
chosen, in order that .ou ma. know and believe Be, and understand that I
am 9e. -efore Be there was no God formed, and there will be none after
Be.
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Isaiah
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MThus sa.s the /ord, the King of Israel and his Dedeemer, the /ord of hosts
AI am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Be.
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Isaiah
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A?o not tremble and do not be afraid$ 9ave I not long since announced it to
.ou and declared it< !nd .ou are B. witnesses. Is there an. God besides
Be, :r is there an. other Dock< I know of none.N
)'
Isaiah
**&'*
Thus sa.s the /ord, .our Dedeemer, and the one who formed .ou from the
womb, MI, the /ord, am the maker of all things, stretching out the heavens b.
B.self, and spreading out the earth all alone,
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MI am the /ord, and there is no other$ -esides Be there is no God.
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M'ome near to Be, listen to this 6rom the first I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it took place, I was there. !nd now the /ord God has sent Be,
and 9is 1pirit.N
)+
Isaiah
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1o shall B. word be which goes forth from B. mouth$ it shall not return to
Be empt. without accomplishing what I desire
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Isaiah
+.&'
-ut .our ini3uities have made a separation between .ou and .our God, and
.our sins have hidden 9is face from .ou, so that 9e does not hear.
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Isaiah
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6or all of us have become like one who is unclean and all our righteous
deeds are like a filth. garment$ and all of us wither like a leaf
)- 6er. $&+
M-efore I formed .ou in the womb I knew .ou,!nd before .ou were born I
consecrated 0knew2 .ou$ I have appointed .ou a prophet to the nations.N
).
6er.
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MThe heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperatel. sick$ who can
understand it<
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6er.
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if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent
concerning the calamit. I planned to bring on it
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6er.
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M-ehold, da.s are coming,N declares the /ord, Mwhen I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of 5udah,
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E#ekiel
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M-ehold, all souls are Bine$ the soul of the father as well as the soul of the
son is Bine. The soul who sins will die.
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1urel. the /ord God does nothing Enless 9e reveals 9is secret counsel To
9is servants the prophets.
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MI sent a plague among .ou after the manner of ;g.pt$ I slew .our .oung
men b. the sword along with .our captured horses, !nd I made the stench of
.our camp rise up in .our nostrils$ @et .ou have not returned to Be,N
declares the /ord. ## MI overthrew .ou as God overthrew 1odom and
Gomorrah,
,, 8ic. +&'
M-ut as for .ou, -ethlehem ;phrathah, too little to be among the clans of
5udah, from .ou :ne will go forth for Be to be ruler in Israel. 9is goings
forth are from long ago, from the da.s of eternit..N
,- 8ic. )&-
9e has told .ou, : man, what is good$ and what does the /ord re3uire of
.ou but to do 4ustice, to love kindness, and to walk humbl. with .our God<
,.
9a7.
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Thine e.es are too pure to approve evil, and Thou canst not look on
wickedness with favor.
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-ut the righteous will live b. his faith.
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who does not need dail., like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first
for 9is own sins, and then for the sins of the people, because this 9e did
once for all when 9e offered up 9imself.
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:ech.
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!nd I will pour out on the house of ?avid and on the inhabitants of
5erusalem, the 1pirit of grace and of supplication, so that the. will look on
Be whom the. have pierced$ and the. will mourn for 9im, as one mourns
for an onl. son, and the. will weep bitterl. over 9im, like the bitter weeping
over a first-born.
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The. will call on B. name, !nd I will answer them$ I will sa., AThe. are
B. people, !nd the. will sa., AThe /ord is m. God.
-* 8al. (&)
M6or I, the /ord, do not change$ therefore .ou, : sons of 5acob, are not
consumed.
-+ 8att. $ Geneaolog. of 5esus
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8att.
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and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a 1on$ and he called 9is name
5esus.
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6or this is the one referred to b. Isaiah the prophet, sa.ing, MThe voice of
one cr.ing in the wilderness, ABake read. the wa. of the /ord. Bake 9is
paths straightON 01ee Isa. ,7)2
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5esus= baptism
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8att.
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-ut 5esus answering said to him, M+ermit it at this time$ for in this wa. it is
fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.NThen he Spermitted 9im.
./
8att.
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Then 5esus Ssaid to him, M-egone, 1atanO 6or it is written, A@ou shall
worship the /ord .our God, and serve 9im onl..N
.$ 8att. + 1ermon on the Bount
.' 8att.
+&''
M-ut I sa. to .ou that ever.one who is angr. with his brother shall be guilt.
before the court$ and whoever shall sa. to his brother, ADaca, shall be guilt.
before the supreme court$ and whoever shall sa., A@ou fool, shall be guilt.
enough to go into the fier. hell.
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8att.
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MTherefore .ou are to be perfect, as .our heavenl. 6ather is perfect.
.*
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M+ra., then, in this wa. A:ur 6ather who art in heaven, 9allowed be Th.
name. #7 ATh. Kingdom come. Th. will be done, :n earth as it is in heaven.
## AGive us this da. our dail. bread. #" A!nd forgive us our debts, as we
also have forgiven our debtors. #) A!nd do not lead us into temptation, but
deliver us from evil.
.+
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M-ut seek first 9is kingdom and 9is righteousness$ and all these things shall
be added to .ou.
.)
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M9e who loves father or mother more than Be is not worth. of Be$ and he
who loves son or daughter more than Be is not worth. of Be. )C M!nd he
who does not take his cross and follow after Be is not worth. of Be.
.,
8att.
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!ll things have been committed to me b. m. 6ather. No one knows the 1on
e>cept the 6ather, and no one knows the 6ather e>cept the 1on and those to
whom the 1on chooses to reveal him.
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M'ome to Be, all who are wear. and heav.-laden, and I will give .ou rest.
..
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@ou brood of vipers, how can .ou, being evil, speak what is good< 6or the
mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
$/$
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+arable of the tares and the wheat
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-ut 9e answered and said, MI was sent onl. to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.N
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-ut 9e answered and said, MI was sent onl. to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.N
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M!nd I also sa. to .ou that .ou are +eter, and upon this rock I will build B.
church$ and the gates of 9ades shall not overpower it.
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MI will give .ou the ke.s of the kingdom of heaven$ and whatever .ou shall
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever .ou shall loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.N
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!nd 9e said to him, NA@ou shall love the /ord .our God with all .our heart,
and with all .our soul, and with all .our mind. )C MThis is the great and
foremost commandment. )( MThe second is like it, A@ou shall love .our
neighbor as .ourself. ,7 M:n these two commandments depend the whole
/aw and the +rophets.N
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M-ut the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved.
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M6or false 'hrists and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and
wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
$/. 8att. Two men in the field, one taken, one left.
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MThen 9e will also sa. to those on 9is left, A?epart from Be, accursed ones,
into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels$
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M!nd these will go awa. into eternal punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life.N
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!nd 5esus came up and spoke to them, sa.ing, M!ll authorit. has been given
to Be in heaven and on earth. #( MGo therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptiLing them in the name of the 6ather and the 1on and the 9ol.
1pirit, "7 teaching them to observe all that I commanded .ou$ and lo, I am
with .ou alwa.s, even to the end of the age.N
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8ark
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M-ut in order that .ou ma. know that the 1on of Ban has authorit. on earth
to forgive sinsNT9e Ssaid to the paral.ticT ## MI sa. to .ou, rise, take up
.our pallet and go home.N
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!nd as soon as 9e was alone, 9is followers, along with the twelve, began
asking 9im about the parables. ## !nd 9e was sa.ing to them, MTo .ou has
been given the m.ster. of the kingdom of God$ but those who are outside
get ever.thing in parables, #" in order that while seeing, the. ma. see and
not perceive$ and while hearing, the. ma. hear and not understand lest the.
return and be forgiven.N
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M6or from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts,
fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, "" deeds of coveting and
wickedness, as well as deceit, sensualit., env., slander, pride and
foolishness. ") M!ll these evil things proceed from within and defile the
man.N
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;nding of Bark in dispute
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8ark
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9e who has believed and has been baptiLed shall be saved$ but he who has
disbelieved shall be condemned.
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1uke
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!nd m. spirit has re4oiced in God m. 1avior.
$$.
1uke
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!nd seeing their faith, 9e said, M6riend, .our sins are forgiven .ou.N
$'/
1uke
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!nd 9e said to her, M@our sins have been forgiven.N
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1uke
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!ll things have been committed to me b. m. 6ather. No one knows who the
1on is e>cept the 6ather, and no one knows who the 6ather is e>cept the 1on
and those to whom the 1on chooses to reveal him.
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1uke
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M8hen the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless
places seeking rest, and not finding an., it sa.s, AI will return to m. house
from which I came. "% M!nd when it comes, it finds it swept and put in
order. "& MThen it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than
itself, and the. go in and live there$ and the last state of that man becomes
worse than the first.N
$'( 1uke
$)&$)
MThe /aw and the +rophets were proclaimed until 5ohn$ since then the
gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and ever.one is forcing his wa.
into it.
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M1ee B. hands and B. feet, that it is I B.self$ touch Be and see, for a spirit
does not have flesh and bones as .ou see that I have.N
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Then he opened their minds so the. could understand the 1criptures. ,& 9e
told them, MThis is what is written The 'hrist will suffer and rise from the
dead on the third da.,
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6ohn
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In the beginning was the 8ord, and the 8ord was with God, and the 8ord
was God
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6ohn
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9e was in the beginning with God.
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6ohn
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!ll things came into being b. 9im, and apart from 9im nothing came into
being that has come into being.
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6ohn
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In 9im was life, and the life was the light of men. % !nd the light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
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6ohn
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-ut as man. as received 9im, to them 9e gave the right to become children
of God, even to those who believe in 9is name,
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6ohn
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who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God.
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6ohn
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The 8ord became flesh and made his dwelling among us. 8e have seen his
glor., the glor. of the :ne and :nl., who came from the 6ather, full of
grace and truth.
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6ohn
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6or the /aw was given through Boses$ grace and truth were realiLed through
5esus 'hrist.
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6ohn
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No one has ever seen God, but God the :ne and :nl., who is at the 6athers
side, has made him known
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5esus answered and said to them, M?estro. this temple, and in three da.s I
will raise it up.N "7 The 5ews therefore said, MIt took fort.-si> .ears to build
this temple, and will @ou raise it up in three da.s<N "# -ut 9e was speaking
of the temple of 9is bod..
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-eing born again.
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6ohn
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M6or God so loved the world, that 9e gave 9is onl. begotten 1on, that
whoever believes in 9im should not perish, but have eternal life.
$*$
6ohn
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MGod is spirit, and those who worship 9im must worship in spirit and truth.N
$*'
6ohn
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5esus Ssaid to them, MB. food is to do the will of 9im who sent Be, and to
accomplish 9is work.
$*( 6ohn 6or this reason the 5ews tried all the harder to kill him$ not onl. was he
+&$-
breaking the 1abbath, but he was even calling God his own 6ather, making
himself e3ual with God.
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6ohn
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in order that all ma. honor the 1on, even as the. honor the 6ather. 9e who
does not honor the 1on does not honor the 6ather who sent 9im.
$*+
6ohn
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M!nd the 6ather who sent Be, 9e has borne witness of Be. @ou have
neither heard 9is voice at an. time, nor seen 9is form.
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6ohn
+&(.
@ou search the 1criptures, because .ou think that in them .ou have eternal
life$ and it is these that bear witness of Be$
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Then the. asked him, M8hat must we do to do the works God re3uires<N "(
5esus answered, MThe work of God is this to believe in the one he has sent.N
"( 5esus answered, MThe work of God is this to believe in the one he has
sent.N
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6ohn
)&(.
M!nd this is the will of 9im who sent Be, that of all that 9e has given Be I
lose nothing, but raise it up on the last da..
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MNot that an. man has seen the 6ather, e>cept the :ne who is from God$ 9e
has seen the 6ather.
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5esus therefore said to them, MTrul., trul., I sa. to .ou, unless .ou eat the
flesh of the 1on of Ban and drink 9is blood, .ou have no life in .ourselves.
$+$
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MIt is the 1pirit who gives life$ the flesh profits nothing$ the words that I have
spoken to .ou are spirit and are life.
$+'
6ohn
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MI said therefore to .ou, that .ou shall die in .our sins$ for unless .ou believe
that I am 9e, .ou shall die in .our sins.N
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6ohn
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our father !braham re4oiced to see B. da., and he saw it and was glad.N %*
The 5ews therefore said to 9im, M@ou are not .et fift. .ears old, and have
@ou seen !braham<
$+*
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MI tell .ou the truth,N 5esus answered, Mbefore !braham was born, I amON
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5esus is worshipped.
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MI am the good shepherd$ the good shepherd la.s down 9is life for the
sheepP#%even as the 6ather knows Be and I know the 6ather$ and I la.
down B. life for the sheep.
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6ohn
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MB. sheep hear B. voice, and I know them, and the. follow Be$ "C and I
give eternal life to them, and the. shall never perish$ and no one shall snatch
them out of B. hand.
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I and the 6ather are one.N The 5ews took up stones again to stone 9im. )"
5esus answered them, MI showed .ou man. good works from the 6ather$ for
which of them are .ou stoning Be<N )) The 5ews answered 9im, M6or a
good work we do not stone @ou, but for blasphem.$ and because @ou, being
a man, make @ourself out to be God.N
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5esus answered them, M9as it not been written in .our /aw, AI said, .ou are
gods<
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5esus wept.
$)$ 6ohn !nd I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to B.self.
$'&('
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-. this all men will know that .ou are B. disciples, if .ou have love for one
another.N
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6ohn
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5esus Ssaid to him, MI am the wa., and the truth, and the life$ no one comes
to the 6ather, but through Be.
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6ohn
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MI am the true vine, and B. 6ather is the vinedresser.
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MIf .ou ask Be an.thing in B. name, I will do it.
$))
6ohn
$*&')
M-ut the 9elper, the 9ol. 1pirit, whom the 6ather will send in B. name, 9e
will teach .ou all things, and bring to .our remembrance all that I said to
.ou.
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6ohn
$*&'-
M@ou heard that I said to .ou, AI go awa., and I will come to .ou. If .ou
loved Be, .ou would have re4oiced, because I go to the 6ather$ for the
6ather is greater than I.
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6ohn
$+&$(
Greater love has no one than this, that one la. down his life for his friends.
$).
6ohn
$+&')
8hen the 9elper comes, whom I will send to .ou from the 6ather, that is the
1pirit of truth, who proceeds from the 6ather, 9e will bear witness of Be,
$,/
6ohn
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M!nd 9e, when 9e comes, will convict the world concerning sin, and
righteousness, and 4udgment$
$,$ 6ohn $, The 9igh +riestl. +ra.er
$,'
6ohn
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Now this is eternal life that the. ma. know .ou, the onl. true God, and
5esus 'hrist, whom .ou have sent.
$,(
6ohn
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M!nd now, glorif. Thou Be together with Th.self, 6ather, with the glor.
which I had with Thee before the world was.
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Then 9e Ssaid to Thomas, MDeach here .our finger, and see B. hands$ and
reach here .our hand, and put it into B. side$ and be not unbelieving, but
believing.N
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Thomas answered and said to 9im, MB. /ord and m. GodON
$,)
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9e Ssaid to him the third time, M1imon, son of 5ohn, do .ou love Be<N +eter
was grieved because 9e said to him the third time, M?o .ou love Be<N !nd
he said to 9im, M/ord, @ou know all things$ @ou know that I love @ou.N
5esus Ssaid to him, MTend B. sheep.
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and the. also said, MBen of Galilee, wh. do .ou stand looking into the sk.<
This 5esus, who has been taken up from .ou into heaven, will come in 4ust
the same wa. as .ou have watched 9im go into heaven.N
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$,.
Acts
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!nd +eter said to them, MDepent, and let each of .ou be baptiLed in the name
of 5esus 'hrist for the forgiveness of .our sins$ and .ou shall receive the gift
of the 9ol. 1pirit.
$-/
Acts
'&(.
M6or the promise is for .ou and .our children, and for all who are far off, as
man. as the /ord our God shall call to 9imself.N
$-$ Acts !nd when the. had placed them in the center, the. began to in3uire, M-.
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what power, or in what name, have .ou done this<...#7 let it be known to all
of .ou, and to all the people of Israel, that b. the name of 5esus 'hrist the
NaLarene, whom .ou crucified, whom God raised from the deadTb. this
name this man stands here before .ou in good health
$-'
Acts
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M6or trul. in this cit. there were gathered together against Th. hol. servant
5esus, whom Thou didst anoint, both 9erod and +ontius +ilate, along with
the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, "C to do whatever Th. hand and Th.
purpose predestined to occur.
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-ut a certain man named !nanias, with his wife 1apphira, sold a piece of
propert., " and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wifes full
knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles feet. ) -ut
+eter said, M!nanias, wh. has 1atan filled .our heart to lie to the 9ol. 1pirit,
and to keep back some of the price of the land< , M8hile it remained unsold,
did it not remain .our own< !nd after it was sold, was it not under .our
control< 8h. is it that .ou have conceived this deed in .our heart< @ou have
not lied to men, but to God.N
$-* Acts ,&'
!nd he said, M9ear me, brethren and fathersO The God of glor. appeared to
our father !braham when he was in Besopotamia, before he lived in 9aran,
$-+
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-ut being full of the 9ol. 1pirit, he gaLed intentl. into heaven and saw the
glor. of God, and 5esus standing at the right hand of God$ %& and he said,
M-ehold, I see the heavens opened up and the 1on of Ban standing at the
right hand of God.N %* -ut the. cried out with a loud voice, and covered
their ears, and the. rushed upon him with one impulse. %C !nd when the.
had driven him out of the cit., the. began stoning him, and the witnesses
laid aside their robes at the feet of a .oung man named 1aul. %( !nd the.
went on stoning 1tephen as he called upon the /ord and said, M/ord 5esus,
receive m. spiritON &7 !nd falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud
voice, M/ord, do not hold this sin against themON !nd having said this, he fell
asleep.
$-) Acts - 1imon.
$-, Acts . 'onversion of +aul
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M:f 9im all the prophets bear witness that through 9is name ever.one who
believes in 9im receives forgiveness of sins.N
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8hile +eter was still speaking these words, the 9ol. 1pirit fell upon all
those who were listening to the message. ,% !nd all the circumcised
believers who had come with +eter were amaLed, because the gift of the
9ol. 1pirit had been poured out upon the Gentiles also. ,& 6or the. were
hearing them speaking with tongues and e>alting God. Then +eter answered,
,* M1urel. no one can refuse the water for these to be baptiLed who have
received the 9ol. 1pirit 4ust as we did, can he<N
$./
Acts
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!nd when the Gentiles heard this, the. began re4oicing and glorif.ing the
word of the /ord$ and as man. as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
$.$
Acts
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Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for the.
received the word with great eagerness, e>amining the 1criptures dail., to
see whether these things were so.
$.' Acts MTherefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring
$,&(/ to men that all ever.where should repent,
$.(
Acts
'/&,
!nd on the first da. of the week, when we were gathered together to break
bread, +aul began talking to them, intending to depart the ne>t da., and he
prolonged his message until midnight.
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M-e on guard for .ourselves and for all the flock, among which the 9ol.
1pirit has made .ou overseers, to shepherd the church of God which 9e
purchased with 9is own blood.
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!nd now wh. do .ou dela.< !rise, and be baptiLed, and wash awa. .our
sins, calling on 9is name.
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6or I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation
to ever.one who believes, to the 5ew first and also to the Greek.
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6or the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
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Therefore .ou are without e>cuse, ever. man of .ou who passes 4udgment,
for in that .ou 4udge another, .ou condemn .ourself$ for .ou who 4udge
practice the same things
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6or there is no partialit. with God.
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6or all who have sinned without the /aw will also perish without the /aw$
and all who have sinned under the /aw will be 4udged b. the /aw$ #) for not
the hearers of the /aw are 4ust before God, but the doers of the /aw will be
4ustified. #, 6or when Gentiles who do not have the /aw do instinctivel. the
things of the /aw, these, not having the /aw, are a law to themselves, #% in
that the. show the work of the /aw written in their hearts, their conscience
bearing witness, and their thoughts alternatel. accusing or else defending
them
'/$
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-ut he is a 5ew who is one inwardl.$ and circumcision is that which is of the
heart, b. the 1pirit, not b. the letter$ and his praise is not from men, but from
God.
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as it is written,MThere is none righteous, not even one$ ## There is none who
understands, There is none who seeks for God$ #" !ll have turned aside,
together the. have become useless$ There is none who does good, there is
not even one.N
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for all have sinned and fall short of the glor. of God,
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6or we maintain that a man is 4ustified b. faith apart from works of the /aw.
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-ut to the one who does not work, but believes in 9im who 4ustifies the
ungodl., his faith is reckoned as righteousness,
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Therefore having been 4ustified b. faith, we have peace with God through
our /ord 5esus 'hrist,
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-ut God demonstrates 9is own love toward us, in that while we were .et
sinners, 'hrist died for us.
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Buch more then, having now been 4ustified b. 9is blood, we shall be saved
from the wrath of God through 9im.
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1o then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men,
even so through one act of righteousness there resulted 4ustification of life to
all men.
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8hat shall we sa. then< !re we to continue in sin that grace might increase<
" Ba. it never beO 9ow shall we who died to sin still live in it<
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:r do .ou not know that all of us who have been baptiLed into 'hrist 5esus
have been baptiLed into 9is death< , Therefore we have been buried with
9im through baptism into death, in order that as 'hrist was raised from the
dead through the glor. of the 6ather, so we too might walk in newness of
life. % 6or if we have become united with 9im in the likeness of 9is death,
certainl. we shall be also in the likeness of 9is resurrection,
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Now if we have died with 'hrist, we believe that we shall also live with
9im,
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Therefore what benefit were .ou then deriving from the things of which .ou
are now ashamed< 6or the outcome of those things is death.
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6or the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in 'hrist
5esus our /ord.
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8retched man that I amO 8ho will set me free from the bod. of this death<
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There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in 'hrist 5esus.
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!nd we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those
who love God, to those who are called according to 9is purpose.
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6or whom 9e foreknew, 9e also predestined to become conformed to the
image of 9is 1on, that 9e might be the first-born among man. brethren$ )7
and whom 9e predestined, these 9e also called$ and whom 9e called, these
9e also 4ustified$ and whom 9e 4ustified, these 9e also glorified.
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8hat if God, although willing to demonstrate 9is wrath and to make 9is
power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for
destruction< ") !nd 9e did so in order that 9e might make known the riches
of 9is glor. upon vessels of merc., which 9e prepared beforehand for glor.,
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-ranches broken off and the gentiles grafted in.
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for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
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I urge .ou therefore, brethren, b. the mercies of God, to present .our bodies
a living and hol. sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is .our spiritual service
of worship
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!nd do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed b. the renewing
of .our mind, that .ou ma. prove what the will of God is, that which is good
and acceptable and perfect.
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-elieve according to our faith, don=t 4udge non essentials.
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+aul, called as an apostle of 5esus 'hrist b. the will of God, and 1osthenes
our brother, " to the church of God which is at 'orinth, to those who have
been sanctified in 'hrist 5esus, saints b. calling, with all who in ever. place
call upon the name of our /ord 5esus 'hrist, their /ord and ours
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so that .ou are not lacking in an. gift, awaiting eagerl. the revelation of our
/ord 5esus 'hrist,
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God is faithful, through whom .ou were called into fellowship with 9is 1on,
5esus 'hrist our /ord.
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6or the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us
who are being saved it is the power of God.
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-ut a natural man does not accept the things of the 1pirit of God$ for the.
are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because the. are
spirituall. appraised.
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:r do .ou not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of
God< ?o not be deceived$ neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate, nor homose>uals,
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6or even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed
there are man. gods and man. lords, & .et for us there is but one God, the
6ather, from whom are all things, and we e>ist for 9im$ and one /ord, 5esus
'hrist, b. whom are all things, and we e>ist through 9im.
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6or I do not want .ou to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under
the cloud, and all passed through the sea$ " and all were baptiLed into Boses
in the cloud and in the sea$ ) and all ate the same spiritual food$ , and all
drank the same spiritual drink, for the. were drinking from a spiritual rock
which followed them$ and the rock was 'hrist.
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6or there must also be factions among .ou, in order that those who are
approved ma. have become evident among .ou.
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'harismatic issues
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"If an.one thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recogniLe that the
things which I write to .ou are the /ords commandment."
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Now I make known to .ou, brethren, the gospel which I preached to .ou,
which also .ou received, in which also .ou stand, " b. which also .ou are
saved, if .ou hold fast the word which I preached to .ou, unless .ou
believed in vain. ) 6or I delivered to .ou as of first importance what I also
received, that 'hrist died for our sins according to the 1criptures, , and that
9e was buried, and that 9e was raised on the third da. according to the
1criptures,
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and if 'hrist has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, .our faith also
is vain.
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6or as in !dam all die, so also in 'hrist all shall be made alive.
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:therwise, what will those do who are baptiLed for the dead< If the dead are
not raised at all, wh. then are the. baptiLed for them<
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9owever, the spiritual is not first, but the natural$ then the spiritual.
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The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law$
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:n the first da. of ever. week let each one of .ou put aside and save, as he
ma. prosper, that no collections be made when I come.
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!nd even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, , in
whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving,
that the. might not see the light of the gospel of the glor. of 'hrist, who is
the image of God.
'*-
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6or the love of 'hrist controls us, having concluded this, that one died for
all, therefore all died$
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Therefore if an. man is in 'hrist, he is a new creature$ the old things passed
awa.$ behold, new things have come.
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9e made 9im who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might
become the righteousness of God in 9im.
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The grace of the /ord 5esus 'hrist, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the 9ol. 1pirit, be with .ou all.
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-ut even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to .ou a gospel
contrar. to that which we have preached to .ou, let him be accursed. ( !s
we have said before, so I sa. again now, if an. man is preaching to .ou a
gospel contrar. to that which .ou received, let him be accursed.
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%al.
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nevertheless knowing that a man is not 4ustified b. the works of the /aw but
through faith in 'hrist 5esus, even we have believed in 'hrist 5esus, that we
ma. be 4ustified b. faith in 'hrist, and not b. the works of the /aw$ since b.
the works of the /aw shall no flesh be 4ustified.
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%al.
'&'/
I have been crucified with 'hrist$ and it is no longer I who live, but 'hrist
lives in me$ and the life which I now live in the flesh I live b. faith in the
1on of God, who loved me, and delivered 9imself up for me.
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%al.
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MI do not nullif. the grace of God$ for if righteousness comes through the
/aw, then 'hrist died needlessl..N
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@ou foolish Galatians, who has bewitched .ou, before whose e.es 5esus
'hrist was publicl. portra.ed as crucified<
'+, %al. (&'
This is the onl. thing I want to find out from .ou did .ou receive the 1pirit
b. the works of the /aw, or b. hearing with faith<
'+- %al. (&-
!nd the 1cripture, foreseeing that God would 4ustif. the Gentiles b. faith,
preached the gospel beforehand to !braham, sa.ing, M!ll the nations shall
be blessed in .ou.N
'+. %al. 6or as man. as are of the works of the /aw are under a curse$ for it is
(&$/
written, M'ursed is ever.one who does not abide b. all things written in the
book of the law, to perform them.N
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Therefore the /aw has become our tutor to lead us to 'hrist, that we ma. be
4ustified b. faith.
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6or all of .ou who were baptiLed into 'hrist have clothed .ourselves with
'hrist.
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-ut when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth 9is 1on, born of a
woman, born under the /aw,
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%al.
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9owever at that time, when .ou did not know God, .ou were slaves to those
which b. nature are no gods. ( -ut now that .ou have come to know God, or
rather to be known b. God, how is it that .ou turn back again to the weak
and worthless elemental things, to which .ou desire to be enslaved all over
again<
')* %al. +&*
@ou have been severed from 'hrist, .ou who are seeking to be 4ustified b.
law$ .ou have fallen from grace.
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Eph.
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Eph.
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6or b. grace .ou have been saved through faith$ and that not of .ourselves,
it is the gift of God$ ( not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
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Eph.
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and to know the love of 'hrist which surpasses knowledge, that .ou ma. be
filled up to all the fulness of God.
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Eph.
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6or our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual
forces of wickedness in the heavenl. places.
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6or I am confident of this ver. thing, that 9e who began a good work in .ou
will perfect it until the da. of 'hrist 5esus.
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hil.
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6or it has been granted to .ou on behalf of 'hrist not onl. to believe on him,
but also to suffer for him
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hil.
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@our attitude should be the same as that of 'hrist 5esus & 8ho, being in
ver. nature God, did not consider e3ualit. with God something to be
grasped, * but made himself nothing, taking the ver. nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness. C !nd being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself and became obedient to death T even death on a crossO
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hil.
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1o then, m. beloved, 4ust as .ou have alwa.s obe.ed, not as in m. presence
onl., but now much more in m. absence, work out .our salvation with fear
and trembling$
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hil.
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for it is God who is at work in .ou, both to will and to work for 9is good
pleasure.
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!nd 9e is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.
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5ol.
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6or b. 9im all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authoritiesTall
things have been created b. 9im and for 9im. #* !nd 9e is before all
things, and in 9im all things hold together.
',, 5ol. '&-
1ee to it that no one takes .ou captive through philosoph. and empt.
deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementar.
principles of the world, rather than according to 'hrist.
',- 5ol. '&. 6or in 'hrist all the fullness of the ?eit. lives in bodil. form
',.
5ol.
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and in 9im .ou were also circumcised with a circumcision made without
hands, in the removal of the bod. of the flesh b. the circumcision of 'hrist$
#" having been buried with 9im in baptism, in which .ou were also raised
up with 9im through faith in the working of God, who raised 9im from the
dead.
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Therefore let no one act as .our 4udge in regard to food or drink or in respect
to a festival or a new moon or a 1abbath da.T
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5ol.
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If then .ou have been raised up with 'hrist, keep seeking the things above,
where 'hrist is, seated at the right hand of God. " 1et .our mind on the
things above, not on the things that are on earth. ) 6or .ou have died and
.our life is hidden with 'hrist in God. , 8hen 'hrist, who is our life, is
revealed, then .ou also will be revealed with 9im in glor..
'-' 5ol. (&-
-ut now .ou also, put them all aside anger, wrath, malice, slander, and
abusive speech from .our mouth.
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!nd so, as those who have been chosen of God, hol. and beloved, put on a
heart of compassion, kindness, humilit., gentleness and patience$ #) bearing
with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against
an.one$ 4ust as the /ord forgave .ou, so also should .ou.
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!nd be.ond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unit..
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'onduct .ourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the
opportunit.. & /et .our speech alwa.s be with grace, seasoned, as it were,
with salt, so that .ou ma. know how .ou should respond to each person.
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6or God has not called us for the purpose of impurit., but in sanctification.
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6or the /ord 9imself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God$ and the dead in 'hrist shall
rise first.
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6or God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through
our /ord 5esus 'hrist,
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-ut e>amine ever.thing carefull.$ hold fast to that which is good$
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/et no one in an. wa. deceive .ou, for it will not come unless the apostas.
comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
'.$
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-ut the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good
conscience and a sincere faith.
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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the onl. God, be honor and
glor. forever and ever. !men.
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who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
'.* $ Ti". 6or there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man
'&+ 'hrist 5esus,
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-ut he who is spiritual appraises all things, .et he himself is appraised b. no
man.
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but in case I am dela.ed, I write so that .ou ma. know how one ought to
conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living
God, the pillar and support of the truth.
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?eliver the man to satan for the destruction of his flesh so his sould would
be saved
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which 9e will bring about at the proper timeT9e who is the blessed and
onl. 1overeign, the King of kings and /ord of lords$ #& who alone possesses
immortalit. and dwells in unapproachable light$ whom no man has seen or
can see. To 9im be honor and eternal dominionO !men.
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-e diligent to present .ourself approved to God as a workman who does not
need to be ashamed, handling accuratel. the word of truth.
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!nd the /ords bond-servant must not be 3uarrelsome, but be kind to all,
able to teach, patient when wronged,
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with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God ma.
grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
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!ll 1cripture is inspired b. God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness$ #* that the man of God ma. be
ade3uate, e3uipped for ever. good work.
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looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glor. of our great God
and 1avior, 'hrist 5esus$
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God, after 9e spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in man. portions
and in man. wa.s, " in these last da.s has spoken to us in 9is 1on, whom
9e appointed heir of all things, through whom also 9e made the world. )
!nd 9e is the radiance of 9is glor. and the e>act representation of 9is
nature, and upholds all things b. the word of 9is power. 8hen 9e had made
purification of sins, 9e sat down at the right hand of the Ba4est. on high$
(/+ 9e7. $&)
!nd again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he sa.s, M/et all
Gods angels worship him.N
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-ut about the 1on he sa.s, M@our throne, : God, will last for ever and ever,
and righteousness will be the scepter of .our kingdom.
(/, 9e7. '&,
MThou hast made him for a little while lower than the angels$ thou hast
crowned him with glor. and honor, and hast appointed him over the works
of Th. hands$
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Therefore leaving the elementar. teaching about the 'hrist, let us press on to
maturit., not la.ing again a foundation of repentance from dead works and
of faith toward God, " of instruction about washings, and la.ing on of hands,
and the resurrection of the dead, and eternal 4udgment.
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6or in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of
the heavenl. gift and have been made partakers of the 9ol. 1pirit, % and
have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, & and
then have fallen awa., it is impossible to renew them again to repentance,
since the. again crucif. to themselves the 1on of God, and put 9im to open
shame.
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where 5esus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest
forever according to the order of BelchiLedek.
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-ut without an. dispute the lesser is blessed b. the greater. C !nd in this
case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom
it is witnessed that he lives on. ( !nd, so to speak, through !braham even
/evi, who received tithes, paid tithes, #7 for he was still in the loins of his
father when BelchiLedek met him.
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9ence, also, 9e is able to save forever those who draw near to God through
9im, since 9e alwa.s lives to make intercession for them.
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who does not need dail., like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first
for 9is own sins, and then for the sins of the people, because this 9e did
once for all when 9e offered up 9imself.
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8hen 9e said, M! new covenant,N 9e has made the first obsolete. -ut
whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is read. to disappear.
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!nd according to the /aw, one ma. almost sa., all things are cleansed with
blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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!nd inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes
4udgment,
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so 'hrist also, having been offered once to bear the sins of man., shall
appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who
eagerl. await 9im.
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-. this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the bod. of
5esus 'hrist once for all. ## !nd ever. priest stands dail. ministering and
offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take awa. sins$
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-. this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the bod. of
5esus 'hrist once for all.
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6or if we go on sinning willfull. after receiving the knowledge of the truth,
there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
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5esus 'hrist is the same .esterda. and toda., .es and forever.
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Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great 1hepherd of
the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even 5esus our /ord,
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'onsider it all 4o., m. brethren, when .ou encounter various trials, )
knowing that the testing of .our faith produces endurance. , !nd let
endurance have its perfect result, that .ou ma. be perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing.
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6a"es
$&+
-ut if an. of .ou lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men
generousl. and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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6or whoever keeps the whole law and .et stumbles in one point, he has
become guilt. of all.
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8hat use is it, m. brethren, if a man sa.s he has faith, but he has no works<
'an that faith save him<
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'&$.
@ou believe that God is one. @ou do well$ the demons also believe, and
shudder.
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6a"es
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@ou see that a man is 4ustified b. works, and not b. faith alone.
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Therefore, confess .our sins to one another, and pra. for one another, so that
.ou ma. be healed. The effective pra.er of a righteous man can accomplish
much.
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-lessed be the God and 6ather of our /ord 5esus 'hrist, who according to
9is great merc. has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the
resurrection of 5esus 'hrist from the dead,
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are disobedient to the word, and to this doom the. were also appointed.
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who committed no sin, nor was an. deceit found in 9is mouth$
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and 9e 9imself bore our sins in 9is bod. on the cross, that we might die to
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but sanctif. 'hrist as /ord in .our hearts, alwa.s being read. to make a
defense to ever.one who asks .ou to give an account for the hope that is in
.ou, .et with gentleness and reverence$
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!nd corresponding to that, baptism now saves .ouTnot the removal of dirt
from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscienceTthrough the
resurrection of 5esus 'hrist
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The /ord is not slow about 9is promise, as some count slowness, but is
patient toward .ou, not wishing for an. to perish but for all to come to
repentance.
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as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some
things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as the.
do also the rest of the 1criptures, to their own destruction.
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but if we walk in the light as 9e 9imself is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of 5esus 9is 1on cleanses us from all sin.
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If we sa. that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is
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If we confess our sins, 9e is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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and 9e 9imself is the propitiation for our sins$ and not for ours onl., but
also for those of the whole world.
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The one who sa.s, MI have come to know 9im,N and does not keep 9is
commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him$
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The. went out from us, but the. were not reall. of us$ for if the. had been of
us, the. would have remained with us$ but the. went out, in order that it
might be shown that the. all are not of us.
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8ho is the liar but the one who denies that 5esus is the 'hrist< This is the
antichrist, the one who denies the 6ather and the 1on.
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!nd as for .ou, the anointing which .ou received from 9im abides in .ou,
and .ou have no need for an.one to teach .ou$ but as 9is anointing teaches
.ou about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and 4ust as it has taught .ou,
.ou abide in 9im.
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in whatever our heart condemns us$ for God is greater than our heart, and
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-eloved, do not believe ever. spirit, but test the spirits to see whether the.
are from God$ because man. false prophets have gone out into the world. "
-. this .ou know the 1pirit of God ever. spirit that confesses that 5esus
'hrist has come in the flesh is from God
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The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
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In this is love, not that we loved God, but that 9e loved us and sent 9is 1on
to be the propitiation for our sins.
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These things I have written to .ou who believe in the name of the 1on of
God, in order that .ou ma. know that .ou have eternal life.
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-eloved, while I was making ever. effort to write .ou about our common
salvation, I felt the necessit. to write to .ou appealing that .ou contend
earnestl. for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
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6or certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand
marked out for this condemnation, ungodl. persons who turn the grace of
our God into licentiousness and den. our onl. Baster and /ord, 5esus
'hrist.
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MI am the !lpha and the :mega,N sa.s the /ord God, Mwho is and who was
and who is to come, the !lmight..N
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!nd when I saw 9im, I fell at 9is feet as a dead man. !nd 9e laid 9is right
hand upon me, sa.ing, M?o not be afraid$ I am the first and the last,
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!nd the. Ssang a new song before the throne and before the four living
creatures and the elders$ and no one could learn the song e>cept the one
hundred and fort.-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth. ,
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for the. have
kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the /amb wherever
9e goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God
and to the /amb. % !nd no lie was found in their mouth$ the. are blameless.
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Enclean spirits like frogs go out to gather them together for !rmageddon
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!nd 9is e.es are a flame of fire, and upon 9is head are man. diadems$ and
9e has a name written upon 9im which no one knows e>cept 9imself.
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!nd 9is e.es are a flame of fire, and upon 9is head are man. diadems$ and
9e has a name written upon 9im which no one knows e>cept 9imself.
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MI am the !lpha and the :mega, the first and the last, the beginning and the
end.N